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Capsicum pubescens

AuthorityRuiz & Pav.
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Asteridae:Solanales:Solanaceae
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Ecocrop code4183



Notes
SOURCES (C. pubescens Ruiz & Pavon)
Purseglove J 1981 pp 331--439 [KRMP, TEMP, LIMIT, RAIN, DRA, FER, TEXT, PH]
Roecklein J 1987 pp 392 [USE]
Duke J 1975 pp 10 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]
Kernick M 1961 pp 437
Vietmeyer N 1989 pp 196 [USE, TEMP]

KILLING T
Highly cold-tolerant.

GROWING PERIOD
Perennial, living for 10 years or more. Growing 120-150 days per year.

COMMON NAMES
Goat chili, Rocoto, Tree chile, Siete caldos, Apple chile, Horse chole.

FURTHER INF
In the Andean mountains coat chili is generally grown at elevations between 1500 and 2900 m, and it cannot tolerate the heat of the lowland tropics.
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